Slippery When Wet (Bud Shank album)

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Slippery When Wet
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Soundtrack album by
Released1959
RecordedApril 18, 1959
World Pacific Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label World Pacific
WP 1265
Producer Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
I'll Take Romance
(1958)
Slippery When Wet
(1959)
Koto & Flute
(1960)

Slippery When Wet is a soundtrack album to Bruce Brown's 1959 surf film of the same name by saxophonist Bud Shank released on the World Pacific label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bud Shank.

  1. "Mook's Theme" - 4:32
  2. "Surf Pipers" - 3:32
  3. "The Surf and I" - 3:06
  4. "Up in Velseyland" - 3:23
  5. "Surf for Two" - 3:39
  6. "Slippery When Wet" - 2:36
  7. "Going My Wave" - 3:10
  8. "Old King Nep's Tune" - 3:43
  9. "Walkin' on the Water" - 4:42
  10. "Soupsville" - 3:34

Personnel

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References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 13, 2016
  2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed June 30, 2015
  3. 1 2 Slippery When Wet – Listing at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.